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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-03-05

Why not have hoe handles flat or
oval like axe handles? asks a writer in
the Rural NeW Yorker. With such a
handle the workman can strike more
accurately and so work nearer to
plants, because the hoe will not turn in
his hands. The edge will wear evenly
and the hoe last longer than with the
old round handle. The wrist is not so
soon tired nor the hands cramped with
the fat handle. When you come to re-
pair the old hoes put an oval handle in
one of them.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-03-05

Half a pint of rich milk, half a cup
of Bakers chocolate softened on the
fire. Let the milk come to boil, then
stir in the chocolate very hard, then
add half pint best white sugar and two
tablespoonfuls of molasses. Boil until
very thick, taking care not to burn it.
Pour on buttered tins, and when nearly
cold cut into squares. Good House
keeping.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-03-05

"A dog was recently sent by mail
from Amsterdam, N. Y, addressed to
"Major Wells Sponable, superintendent
Of mails, New York" The dog had a
registered package envelope fastened to
ito aeck. ~ Y. Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-03-05

-"Have you any chestnuts?' 'No;
haven't received any yet But there's
to be minstrel show in town tonight,
Perhaps you can get some there. H.
PittS6urch Dispatch.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-15
ROAD AGENTS CONE AGAIN
AND COMPEL AN EXPRESS MES
SENGER TO "HOLD UPo
And Deliver the Cash, Amounting to
More Than $4,000, Into FEeir
Hands.
POUR HORRIBLE MURDERS AND
Two SUICIDES.
4 Son Assassinates His Father In
Cold BlOOd-A Double Murder
in scranton, Pa.

ST. LOUIS, No., March 10 "A special
rom Coleman, Tex say g: Ahcu, 800
o'clock this morning the GUT, Col
orado sRd Santa Fe railroad Office here
was the scene of "hod up result
ing in tho loss to the exoress rail DAD
and employees Of over $4,000. James
Muse, the express messenger; Henry
BrieD, the night operator, and two
men vera in the depot. Muse had
occasion to 20 out about $40 O'Clock
and cams running back acd said /:
"S1me one is robbipg the CARS" Tne
party started to the cara, when Brien
told Muse TO r n back aud get SONS.
thing to shoot with. Nh went back
toward the depot to gst his six shoot.
or, when three men jumped out from
the south door Of tho depot, drew six.
shooters in his face ard told him wi h
oats to open the depot. With re-
volver under his ear Muse opened the
safe 6ud the robbers got two express
packages, one Of $500 and ths other
of $500, and another Of $50 OF
railroad monev and q pocket b Oh OF
Muse with Sl35 in it and his gold
watch, worth Sl25. While this WAS
goirg on Brien and the yardmen wers
up the read at the car, which Muse
saw the men get out Of, and which
they found had besn broken open aGd
the load OF bran SIT en- fire. After
some trouble they succeeded in put
ting the fire out. L. is believed TIA
the robbers do MOI live far from this
place. All the man woe long black
masks that concealed their entire
faces.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-15
MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL---TUESDAY. MARCH Is, 1881.
GREAT RAILROAD DEALS.
WHEN THE SMOKE HAS CLEARED
AWAY
The AtehisOn, Topeka and Santa Fe
Will Be Found to Own the B. 4
O.-Bets on JAY Could.

ST. LOUIS. No, March l4.-The Re
publican of this morning save: A
rail way ofh:ial whose connection with
the New York and Boston and Of Ger.
tain trsnsmississippi roads gives bin
most excellent opportunities to know
what is going on behind the curtain
said lat night that no one need be
surprised il, when the )ke of the
Baltimore and Ono deal passed away,
the Atch;son, Topeka aud Santa Fe is
found to be the owner. He said it
was no secret that the Atchison used
its influence in Mr.. Carrots favor
when the Arthur Kill bridge bill was
pending, and that the tucc,ss OF tn
measure was due largely TO the Atchi-
sons efforts. 1t was asserted by this
gentleman that ne2ot stlous have been
pending betWsen the Atchison and the
Baltimore offic ais for more than six
months, and that the hitch 10 thc deal
last week was wholly due to the
Gould party, who waited 10 defeat it
because the Missouri Pc &c did net
like the idea of its mot powerful ard
energetic rival controlling con-
tinuouJ lire of rosd from ocean
to ocean. The Atchison's plan
was, it seems, to secure the Baltimore
and OHIO through the r Edmond
Terminal Company 60 ths, il could
perfect les plans for reaching Staten
Is'snd under cover, but tne uncover
log of the scheme will not defsst the
original purpose. Ths contractors are
pledged to have the Chicago extsnsi
OF the Atchlson completed by May,
1888, aud work on the Arthur Xiii
bridge will be began this spring, aud
The structure completed bsfo.e the
year ia over. This would cave rhe link
between Philadelphia and the bridge to
cover, which could very easily 70 done
by tie time Chic4gl 10 reached from
the West, when the Atchison would
have a continu US line Of ita own be.
tween San Francisco aud New York,
much shorter than any utaer trans-
foute,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-15
THE REV. Mr.. no ELAdD
And Ats WAfe ME Under Very sus-
pfcIOuS Ctrcumstanees,

BosroN, MASS, March IA There
has been considerable txeit I'm ant It
Auburndsle, Mass, tor several DAYS,
owing to the sudd n death OF the R,v.
VIM. I. Howland ald his wife, re-
turned missionaries from India. Mrs.
HoWlsnd d ed OH Saturday and
her husband died on the Mon
day 10 lowing, after brief i'll
ness Two Of their children are now
i'll. Toe Rv. MIR. How aud was
missionary to Iudia, and in his stay
there of thirteen yesgs had with him
his vile and chi,dren. On account #
his wiie's health he was Obliged to 70.
tnrn to America. HIS wife having
relatives IN the town OF Monson,
Mess, the family went there,
ard atsr remaining for come
time, came TO Auburndale. They
took up their residences at the
Missionary Home, a house, as its
name implies, for the accommodation
OF missionaries who have returned
from their tisId of labor. The cause
of Mrs. Howiand's ret IN was her fre-
quent attacks of pneumonia. For
time alter her return ste seemed ia
batter health, and 1t was hoped that
the change would cause her
complete cure. Bat a short time
ago she again fell ILL, and the
doctors agreed that abe was sudering
from plsuIo pneumonia. Her hus.
band, who had gone to Montreal On
business, wac s,nt for, aud he re-
turned rs quickly as railroad trains
would carry bin. But he q rived in
tins to see his wife gradually sink to
rest, being with her only two
days before she died. While at
tending to the wants OF his sick
wife, Mr.. Rowland WAS him self taken
III. He rapidly failed. and lived. only
forty two hours after he was first at.
tacked. The physicians ttate that the
disease by which he was carried of
was ''gsetro hepatitis, and that "there
were slight races of blood poison"
The latter STAT ment contains the key
to the whole mystery in the case.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-15
Horrible Double Murder.

SCRANTON, Pa, March l4.-Last
night at 10 o'clock an appa ling double
muroer was committed uear Dunmore,
few mics from this city. J.mes
Barrett lives near the Spencer minee,
together with bis family, consisting Of
his wife and seven chilcrdn. At the
hour named George Murrell, an Isal.
ian, sited BIrIett's house. and an al
tercation occurred concerning wom-
an named Collins, who was in the
house az the time. Before Murrei
was elected he cut Barrett with q
knifs or razor. Some other Italians,
who lived in the neighborho d, heard
the noise and proceeded TO Barre IT,
house. just what flllowed is not
known, but two reports from a shot
gun were heard, and whan tire scene
was reached by flicsrs the dead bodies
oil George and jesse Mur0ell were found
near this house with their heads and
necke perforated with buckehot. A
third Italian, named FrIncesc1 Molz,
received number of bucsshot in the
abdomen aud bis recovery is no.
thought to be potable. Barrett was
arrested. He admits having dore the
shooting, but says that he acted in
self dafpnsS
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-15
Denies the Deal.

CHICAGO, Ill March IA special
from Hurl. y, Wis, says the lumor OF
the sale of the Ashland Iron Mine al
IroDwo ID, NJ CD, hss been confirmed.
The sale of the controlling interest ha (.
been made to the Penekee and Goge
bic Developing COMPANY, which owns
the celebrated Colby Mlre Charlie
L. Colby, president Of the Wisconsin
Central Railroad Uompany, ia also
msde p' esident of the Ashland Com
pany. The Colby, Ashland aud Ill.
den mires will be consoid sted qder
tbs name of the Consolidated Colhy,
with capital stock of s. 900 .00J. Tue
price paid for the Ashland WAS on toe
nasis Of 81 500 600 The former own
ers retain several thousand .hates Of
stock, and f o. Hayes il made gen
ersl manager for the ensuing year.
This is the largest cash transsc ioa yet
made in Cog bic iron miainy property.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-15
NkNAtOR FAIR
Says He Has MOI Been Fairly Deals
Win by the People.

WAsHNGToN, March l4.-Ex Sena.
tor Fair, Of Nevada, is much annoyed
about paragraph which has been
going the rounds Of the papers REQ .ntly
to the efect that he was of no uae in the
Senate, and figured here simply as
q dinner giver. He said before leav-
ing here that the paragraph did
him great injustice, that he worked
very hard in behalf OF his State and
eonsti uents, and generally got what
he sought. He claimed to be on very
good terms with the President, and
probably there was no member of the
Sena 9 80 close to Secretary Blysrd ae
he was. Mr.. Fair considers himself a
modest man, and thoroughly recoq-
ntzes the fact that he is no
spesch maker, consequently was
seldom on his feet 10 the Senate.
His eulogy on Senator Miller he
thought was handsome, and was
widely printed throughout the West.
Mr., Far says that talk is not the only
thing necessary to maks a successiu
politician. Before leaving Washing
ton the ex-senator presented the
youngest dau shter Of Secretary Bay.
ard with thoroughbred ridiDg horse,
valued a. 1900 A handsome sadile
and bridal acc omuanisd the horse.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-15
The JOiIei, aurora and Northern
Road gOid

CHICAGO, ILL, March IA "A Joliet,
Ill, sp .cial Gays: TIE Joile', Aurora
and Northern railway, owned by NJ. G
aud f. E. Wood, OF Chicago, and II
II. Evans add ID. Ro6ert'oa, of Joliet,
has bsPn cold to Drexsl, Morgan &C)
of New York City. Al OF the ia e
stockholders except f. E Wood will
retire. 1t is stated that the purchase
price for the twenty- live miles now IN
operation is in the vieini y OF 5000, 600.
The purchasers are unders ood to rep
resent the Chicago, Milwaukee and st
Pau people, under which corporation
the joliet, Aurora and NoltlerI rail
road will be extended 100 miles north
OF Aurora, where il Will tap that sys
TEN. The new road will also be ex-
tended eastward ron this point 10
Valparaiso, Ind, where it will tap the
Penney and other grand frank
lines. These extensions are TO be con-
rooted this year, aud surveyors are
now in thus city m liking surveys in the
direction Of Valparaiso.
The Chicago, SDnta Fs aud Cahfar-
mia railroad ia also assoGioted in the
above mentioned deal, its pres den ,
Norman Williams, having acted as
agt mt for Dyexel, Morgan & Co., in the
transftr which Was made at Ohicsgo.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-15
THE "FARMERN, REYIEMO
Chop Summary for the Wee h I'm the
Middle States.

CHICAGO, III, March 13.-The
Fdrmers' Review viii print the follow
ing crop summary ia this week 8 issue:
The weather FIR the past ten days has
b en- very favorable for the growing
winter wheat, and the reports from
the entire wheat belt continue to be of
an enc ursging tenor. Tho rains and
lighT SHOWS in Kansas are reported to
h.ve caused AN improvement for the
growing grain in cerssia portions OF
thet State and improved the general
outlook, which WIS becoming dieCour-
aging In sections Of Michigan and
Wisconsin the fields are etill protec ed
with snow and nearly all Of the rs-
ports from those two States continue
to he favorable. Ia Ohio, Indians, H.
linois a d Missouri The reports indi-
cate that the crop is in very promis-
ing condition, and unless sun C ed to
freezing wevt0er witaia the next three
week, promises to emerge from the
winter siege with unusually good
prospects. Some reports OF injury are
reported from Whit county in IL
nuis, in Ciermont and Delaware couu.
ice, Ohio, and Buller, Jewell and
Rice couule9, Kansas, but these are
only exceptions to good reports from
fully one.third If the winter wheat
S!aes west Of Ohio ending with March
18th.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-15
A Son the Assassin of ats Father

LUIsvILLR, KY, March l3-Wal-
lace Carpenter, aged 20 years, a son of
Adam Carpenter, who was sssassinated
near Jacksonville, KY, late Friday
night, has been arrested charged with
the murder of his father. Adam Oar.
penter was a wealthy end prominent
farmer of high character and much be-
loved in the community in which he
resided. About ll:30 o'clock Friday
night some one knocked sharply upon
the front door of the murdered mans
residence. The knocking was repeated
q third and fourth time. Carpenter
arose and went out by back door to
discover the cause Of The noise. He
had barely passed out of the house
when the murderer, who WAS concealed
and pro ected by email coal house,
fired upon him with shotgun charged
with oblong pi tol or rife balls. Tie
shot was immedia ely fatal. CaTpen-
ter wGs struck by three balls in the
right side, and with an exclamation OF
pain and surprise he fell and expired
on the spDt. Tie con had qusrreled
with his father and had threatened to
kill him. Tracks leading from the
house were identified es his, and other
suspicious circumstances make the be-
lief general Il at he committed the
murder. His character is not good,
and his intellect is not considered
bTipht
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-15
A White Man Stays n Negro.

NEW ORLEANS, La, March 13.--FIy
Smith, colored, aged forty ytars, WAS
stabbed to deaf, last night. by Thomas
Roche, son OF Elk Coroner r che, W
figured prominent Y in polifcs here
during Gov. Kelloge's administration.
Smith was stabbed six times twice III
the right, once in the forearm, once IL
the neck, once in the left arm and
once in the left shoulder, the last
named being the fatal stab Eddie
Grinnell was with r che when the
crime was committed. Abont an hour
aftar the murder Roche and Grinneli
were arrested. They were found hid
den in some rubbish ia a lof. Roche
derieu having anything 10 do with
the killing of Smith. He said be con
cesled himself because ne nnder TODD
that he bad been accus d of the crlme
and did not want to 70 TO jail. Smiths
wife, who witnessed the mud #
her husband, has fully identlfi q
RoGhs as the murderer aud Grnnell
as the MAJ who aGcompa 1ied him,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-15

that he was clsndeetinely married in
January lsst to the daughter Of one Of
the wealthiest men in this city. An
nvest'gation shows that the clandes-
tine marriage did not really take place,
and that the report to that effect was
started by Swan himself. He was en-
gagged to the young lady, however, and
only the timely Intervention Of her
father, assisted By the police, pre-
vented the consummation Of bis plans.
The girl is attending school in an
Extern city. The police here have
received letters from Swans wife, who
lives In Elkbsrt, Ind, giving history
q the man. She sigCs herself "Mrs.
NJ. A. Swan" aud states that she was
married to Swan in 1882.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-15
An Old Man and u Young BOY Sui.
cid 2.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa Maj oh 49, Obe-
dab Vine lock, wealthy ard ecren-
trio o d man who lived at No. lll2
FilbeIt street, huug himself YESTERDAY
afterro in tue ettic OF his house. A
note left on table wes marx ed "a
O'Clock p.m.," snd said that bis only
reason for taking his life IVES i'll health,
concluding with a farewell to all bip
friends. WbesloCk W5s a bachelor, rs
years of age and wss worth 100000.
George Simon, o IL year old tog, was
found asst night hanging from a ioi
in the cellar of his home, No. 10 3
Gerhard street. He had made a slip.
knot, which was under his left ear, spd
the pressure Of the rope on the juaular
vein may have produced uDconsciou,
ness, though not until after much
pain had baen stuffed. George was
fond of reading and WIS recently much
interested in the newspaper account
of the uic de OF little Annie Niblack
1t seems likely he was led to his rash
self murder by broodiug over Annie's
death and the mode thereof. He had
been dead four or five hours when
found.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-15
The Denmead Anatr.

NEW BRUNswIcK, N. j., March 49,
Supreme Court Judge Scudder has re,
fused 81 grant a permit for the snsly,
So OF the stomach OF CoInelia Den.
mead, on the ground that the cbcum-
stances would not justify the expense.
TINS decision compsls the giving up
OF tee poisoning theory. Both Robert
and Cornelis Denmead were buried
today, tAe former in this city and Cor
nelia at Piscaiaway. Thousands oil
persons from this city and the country
surrounded the Dsnmesd howell today.
TIE pr soners spent ths Sabbath in
the county jail.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-15
A Clear Complexion

How can You expect clear 1m-
plexlon when The blood is full OF in.
poriies and the stomach cloegsd
The blood becomes impure because
the liver does not act pro perly and
work off the poison from Il eystem,
and the certain results are blotches,
pimples and eTuptioRs Purify t1e
blood with Simmons Liver Regulator,
and regulate the liver, stomach and
bowels, and then the skin will become
clear.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-15
Gen. siekIes's Palmer sim Alive.

New YORK, Mach l3.-The recent
announcement of the death Of Mr..
G orge Sickles, the father OF Gen.
Sickles, was premature. Mr.. Sickles
is still alivF, though on bis deathbed,
Tbs Sun to-day says: The desthbed
at Gsorga Garrett Sickles, father Of
G ~. Sckles, is believed by the aged
man to be surrounded by spirit iolme.
He las for mary ye'rs been a spirtu-
a.ist. Mr. ckles retains his
mental faculties unimpaired, end in
discussing his spiritualisic phenome.
ns he is perfectly calm and deliberate.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-15
Senator Fairs Road Sold

SAN FRANCISCO, GAL, March 10 -
Ths annou acemRnt is made sgain that
the Southern Pacific Company has
pnrcba:ed Senator Fairs railroad, run
Ding fIom San Francisco t. Santa
Cruise, also the Senator's entIe street
cable road system in Oakland, the
price ated to be something over So =
COO 600.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-15
A Bad TeIegrapG Operator.

scRANT N, PA, March 13-W. H
Swan, telegraph ope ator here. left
town yesterday morning. Sncs his
disappearance 1T trsnspir. d that be il
a bad character, and warrants have
bean issued for his arrest. He pur-
ported to be a single man, but he has
q vile living in New York. 1t is said
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-15
GouId viii 0wD thc n. and o

NEW York, March 1.-THE 7ines
says that stock boxers were beItioY
freely st the Windsor Hotel yeste d y
that when the smoke cltals away 10
new owner Of The Balinors sud Oaio
would be found t. b. Jay Gould.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-15
Rumored Sale of q Michigan Road.

Chicago, Ill, March IA. President
CLARK, of the illinois Central, denies
the report that his company is nego-
tiating for the putchsse of tue Wiscln-
sin Central lines from Chicago to Ash
land and st. Paul.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-12
Cure for Piles.

Piles ale frequently preceded by a
sense of weight in the back, loins and
lower part of the abdomen, causing
the patient to suppose he has some
affection Of the kidneys d. neighhor-
ing organs. At times, symptoms of
Indigestion are present, t'atulency,
uneasiness Of the stomach, etc, A
moisture like parspiration, producing
. very disagreeable itching, after
getting warm, is a common attend
ant. Blind, Bleeding and Itching
Piles, yield at once to the ap-
plication Of DR.. Bosanko's Pile
Remedy, which ACTS directly
upon the parts affected, absorbing the
Tumors, allaying the intense itching,
and %etfecting a permanent cure.
Price SO cents. Address The DR..
Bosanko Medicine Co., piqua,O. Sold
by Hughes Il Nance. teblly
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-12

There IL a prospect that arrange
p,ents will be made soon to build the
railroad from Grenada to OkolQna,
one feature Of the proposition made,
which commends it to us, is that the
corporation asks no aid from the peo-
p!s along the line until the road is
completed. No cure no pay. No
railroad no bonds or private subserip-
ton. to be delivered, This looks to
ls as # the parties mean business,
and since We pay nothing unless we
SECURE the road, it is safe and fair to
Dkolona. Houston, Grenada and the
psople along the line, and we should
hestit Ourselves to secure the build
ing Of the road during the coming
&ummer,-Dkolona Messenger,
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-12
An exchange says that forest trees

An exchange says that forest trees
afe now felled with dynamite. \.
cartridge Of the explosive substance
- placed in a channel bored directly
Under the tree to lie operated upon,
#ad when exploded the tree is sim
ely forced up bodily and falls intact
% its side. In most instoces it is
FOUND that the tree is fractured by
the force of the explosion; a large
proportion of valuable wood at the
base Of the trunk can be utilized
which is now lost, For clearing for
n4t properties this method is admira-
bly, adapted as it brings up the root
of the tree at the one operation, and
dispenses with the tedious and costly
process of yrubbing the FOOLS of The
telIed timber.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-12
I]e Glmrts- Democrat.
NEW

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Because:
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Its complete Geographic service, es-
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The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-12

WACO, TEXAS, Oct. l6, 1886.
fothe Swift Specific Co. Atlanta, Ga.
Gentlemen: | am IN employee of
Messrs. Cameron, Castle IL Story, the
great drug firm of Waco, Texas. ]
used two bottles of your ). S. S. for u
bad ease Of blood poison, and the
medicine cured me completely.
+. l.. DECKARD, (Colored.)
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseas-
,as .railed free,
The Swift Specific Co., Drawer 3,
sttanta, Ga.